Flight Inspector 4 (Italy)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 100% of the Time

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Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector (NGAS) is seeking a Flight Inspector 4 to join our growing team of diverse professionals supporting our Sigonella Global Hawk program at NAS Sigonella in Italy (Sicily). The selected candidate will relocate to Sigonella with the assistance of Northrop Grumman.

This position will be a long-term expatriate opportunity. This position will include Flight Arrangement(s), Household Good Shipment, HOLA, COLA and other incentives for working this assignment overseas.

Responsibilities:

• Inspects aircraft systems, control stations, ground equipment, and parts for operation and conformance to production, engineering, and company standards and specifications for delivery to foreign military customer at the customer’s location
• Inspects the installation and operation of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, oil, and emergency systems and other parts and equipment of aircraft
• Performs preflight and post flight inspections in accordance with standard procedure on aircraft
• Approves non-flight-proven aircraft for flight
• Clearly states descriptive findings in site non-compliances
• Inspects adjustments, repairs, or modifications made on the aircraft
• Ensures site compliance with the standards and regulations set forth in program Quality Assurance Plans, Company Quality Assurance directives, and customer-driven Quality Assurance standards identified in the program's Statement of Work
• Acts as the on-site Safety officer and ensures employees are following established standards for personal protection and safe flight operations
• Works independently to support OCONUS Flight Line activities, adapting to changing priorities without losing focus on the “outliers”

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED with a minimum of 6 years of flight inspection experience, quality/mission assurance experience, or additional education in a comparable discipline
• Familiarity with aircraft weight and balance principals
• Must have working knowledge with Microsoft Office productivity suite with an emphasis in Excel, Power Point, and Word
• Must be able to live and work OCONUS in Sigonella, Italy (Sicily)
• Must have and maintain an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
• Must be able to support multiple shifts as needed
• Must have the ability to meet government/customer requirements to deploy/work at the facility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideal candidate has a command-presence but maintains diplomacy in working with the site leadership, stateside support elements, and/or customer representatives
• Advanced knowledge in all aspects of a Quality Assurance Management Systems as defined by AS9100D
• A wide and comprehensive acquaintance with, and understanding of what it takes to implement and sustain Quality Assurance from a total Mission Assurance perspective
• Global Hawk platform experience desired
• Software verification and testing experience desired
• Practical experience (in aerospace or a related field) with problem identification and root cause analysis as well as formal ISO/AS auditor training highly desired
• In-depth knowledge of aircraft weight and balance and experience using AWBS software program
• Experience in composite fabrication for airframes, work with electrical and electronic assemblies, and/or propulsion systems

Salary Range: $76,100.00 - $126,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.